The Lords of Flatbush

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Bryan L Horrid. One of the very few (2?) movies where I got up and walked out. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Deepest Bluest Suede Darius Dick Stinger Apini Emanuel Grouch Nukem III AKA The Rumble AKA Jennyanyany McPoopface Bridgerton AKA The Count of Monte Fisto When was the last time someone gave Gnorm a hickey? Idk but what I do know is that she had giant popos. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Ron T This movie came out in 1974. The year I graduated from high school in Valley Stream. Which is the where the drive in the movie is. To those who say the movie is pointless, thats the point. It’s just a vignette from a forgotten past. It captures the time period pretty well except for using a Harley that wouldn’t exist until the mid ‘60s. I enjoy watching the actors before they became famous. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Bryan B Boring by modern standards. High school guys who look like they are 30 messing around in class and trying to get laid. Not much actually happening. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/24 Full Review D S The movie had lots of potential but the story never developed. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/24/23 Full Review Ben D A low-budget, "Greaser" movie made during the 1950s-nostalgia craze of the 1970s, The Lords of Flatbush is an archetype for the entire genre. I mean, the four-manned "gang" of Chico (Perry King), Stanley (Sylvester Stallone), Butchey (Henry Winkler), and Wimpy (Paul Mace) each serve their purpose — the lothario, the meathead, the smart-alec, and the Napoleonic-complex-afflicted — wear leather jackets, smoke cigarettes, ride motorcycles, haunt pool halls, get in scraps, impregnate their girlfriends, and even sing a capella at the soda fountain. Chico and Stanley get by far the most characterization and screen time, with Butchey coming in third and Wimpy in a long fourth — the lack of plot for Butchey and Wimpy is a detriment to the film. Mace aside, the three other actors, between 27–29, look pretty ridiculous in the opening HS classroom scene, especially Stallone. Chico dating the WASPy Jane (Susan Blakely) had to have inspired the central relationship of Danny Zuko and Sandy in Grease. The most standout scene concerns Stanley, his pregnant girlfriend, Frannie Malincanico (Maria Smith), and her one-womaned "Greek Chorus," Annie Yuckaminelli (Reneé Paris) — how can you not love those surnames?? — on one side of a diamond display counter while the jeweler (Martin Davidson, also the co-director) does the minimal amount of salesmanship to frustrate our meathead. Stallone, here in his acting debut, provides a clinic on range. The high schooler is ensnared in a web of his own making — he impregnated the girl, he didn't walk away, he needed to look cool. The awkward pauses — while Frankie and Annie wait with bated breath — the playful punches to the jaw, the haggling with the jeweler, as if there was any sort of level playing field, make for one helluva scene. Smith and Paris, the latter with curlers in her hair for a majority of her screen time, are (perhaps unintentionally) the comedic relief. The climax is meh, as the "fighting" has a lot to be desired, but the wedding ending with the gang all sharing pulls from the same jug of homemade wine was perfect. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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